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Andy Murray splits from girlfriend Kim Sears

Andy Murray's romance with girlfriend Kim Sears has ended after the couple spent nearly four years together.

The 22 year-old Scot is living alone in the £5.45m mansion in Surrey he bought earlier this year with the intention of sharing it with Sears, the daughter of Britain's Fed Cup captain and head coach of women's tennis Nigel Sears.

Sears has been absent from Murray's tournaments and a spokesman for 19 Entertainment, who manage the world No 4, said: "Andy and Kim have mutually agreed to separate. They remain friends and ask for privacy at this time."

Murray and Sears, also 22, met through his former coach Mark Petchey. She is about to complete a degree course in English Literature at Sussex University and has aspirations to make a career in publishing. She has repeatedly made it clear she does not intend to follow him around the world full-time.